NUTS-3 PL622 · Poland
Olsztyński
Olsztyński generates €9.0bn of GDP across 559.3k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 40.1/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic growth and economic scale. Its economy has grown +7.9%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 5.8pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (59.7th EU percentile) and weakest for health (10.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard10 → 13 EU percentile since 1995 (+3 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Cost advantage92
Energy cost79
Demographic outlook66
Freight intensity65
Industrial base58
Growth momentum56
Resilience34
Quality of life31
Air quality30
Labour market29
Digital readiness23
Talent & skills22
Economic base17
Connectivity15
Governance14
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
40.1
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth55.6
Livability30.9
Market access19
Economic scale55
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
33.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability26
Labour stability22
Diversification84
Demographic stability2
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
14.7
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density18
Airport access7
Market access19
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
21.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary26
Lifelong learning7
Knowledge workers29
Scientists & engineers25
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
30
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.514.8 µg/m³
PM1019.7 µg/m³
NO210.6 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
30.9
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy12.5
Jobs54
Education28.5
Health10.5
Safety59.7
Connectivity20.5
Environment30.7
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
55.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+7.9%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+5.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-1.6%
CAGR
Employment rate
+5.8 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.3 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 24.9%Diversified · HHI 2043
Agriculture 6.1%Industry 23.6%Construction 5.9%Trade · transport · ICT 24.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 16.9%Public · health · education 22.6%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€9,048M2023
12.9% 1y 7.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 55
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€7,896M2025
3.9% 1y 3.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 56
Population
559,2722025
0.6% 1y 1.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 81
Unemployment rate
3.3%2025
0.0% 1y 3.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 22
Employment
277,6002023
0.1% 1y 1.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 83
Productivity / employee
€40,0202025
8.2% 1y 10.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Gross value added
€8,175M2023
14.3% 1y 8.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 55
All indicators · 87 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€8,175M
2023 · EU pctl 55
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€501M
2023 · EU pctl 88
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,927M
2023 · EU pctl 57
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,566M
2023 · EU pctl 59
GVA — construction (F)
€486M
2023 · EU pctl 53
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€2,033M
2023 · EU pctl 63
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€10,600
2023 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
23,400 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 17
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€15,800
2023 · EU pctl 12
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€3,635M
2023 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€684M
2023 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€7,205M
2023 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,378M
2023 · EU pctl 46
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,850M
2023 · EU pctl 58
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€7,896M
2025 · EU pctl 56
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€40,020
2025 · EU pctl 9
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€2,077M
2025 · EU pctl 56
Labour market
Employment, total persons
277,600
2023 · EU pctl 83
Self-employed persons
48,400
2023 · EU pctl 86
Employment in manufacturing (C)
46,800
2023 · EU pctl 86
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
71.9%
2025 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
17.5%
2018 · EU pctl 62 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
3.3%
2025 · EU pctl 22
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
261,300
2025 · EU pctl 80
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
36,099
2023 · EU pctl 78
Enterprise births
3,882
2023 · EU pctl 80
Enterprise deaths
4,821
2023 · EU pctl 87
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.8%
2023 · EU pctl 83
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.0%
2023 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.0%
2024 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.5%
2023 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
31.4%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
33.5%
2025 · EU pctl 26 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
5.8%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
20.0%
2025 · EU pctl 29 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.9%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
93.4%
2025 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
1,829,223
2024 · EU pctl 67
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
597 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
19,690 kt
2025 · EU pctl 87
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
71
CURRENT · EU pctl 22
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
13
CURRENT · EU pctl 18
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
0 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
122
CURRENT · EU pctl 92
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
360,836
2025 · EU pctl 81
Population aged 65+
119,183
2025 · EU pctl 80
Population aged under 15
79,253
2025 · EU pctl 80
Median age of population
44.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 29
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
33.0%
2025 · EU pctl 27
Crude rate of total population change
-5.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 15
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-0.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Crude birth rate
6.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Crude death rate
11.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Live births
3,426
2024 · EU pctl 74
Deaths
6,182
2024 · EU pctl 83
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
55.0%
2025 · EU pctl 21
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.07
2024 · EU pctl 6
Population density (persons per km²)
56 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 20
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
388,821
2100 · EU pctl 74
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
584 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,595 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
255 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 29
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
10.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
119 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 25
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
174 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
63 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.52
2022 · EU pctl 6
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.69
2022 · EU pctl 24
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.35
2022 · EU pctl 4
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.67
2022 · EU pctl 24
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.54
2022 · EU pctl 69
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.113/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 21
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.064/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 90
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
149 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 40
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 24
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
96 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 86
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
1 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 1
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
20
2024 · EU pctl 80
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
11
2024 · EU pctl 37
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
55
2024 · EU pctl 56
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
57.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 74
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
1.4%
2021 · EU pctl 28
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